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Fireside chat with Simon Jack, BBC Business Editor

Speaker: Simon Jack, Business Editor, BBC

Having interviewed some of the biggest names in UK and international commerce, covered the key events in business and the markets, and analysed the implications of policy and government, Simon has an insight few can rival.

Simon will be joined by Pete Hahn, Dean and Henry Grunfeld Professor, to discuss the current economic and business environment.

Speaker(s): Simon Jack, Business Editor, BBC

Simon Jack is the BBC's Business Editor, taking on a role previously held by Robert Peston, Kamal Ahmed, and Jeff Randall. He had previously covered the day's business headlines for Radio 4's Today and BBC Breakfast News.

After time spent as a corporate and investment banker in London, New York and Bermuda, Simon joined the BBC's Business and Economics unit where he reported for the Today programme and 5 Live's Wake up to Money.

Date & time

Thursday 8 November 20186pm (for a 6.30pm start) to 9pm,followed by networking drinks until 9pm